HEALTH
Some conditions and medications
preclude massage, so check with
your doctor before initial scheduling.
financial aid for academy students. Trainees complete three
months of instruction before accepting outside clients; when
this resumes, social distancing and masks will be in place.
Before the pandemic, Brittney Smalls-Davis operated a
mobile massage service called Hands of Synergy, catering
primarily to middle-aged-and-above clients who appreciated
house calls for any number of reasons. Halfway through an
already rough 2020, however, she was in a bad accident and
had to give up private practice to work with a franchise, at
least temporarily.
“Massage therapy still has a positive effect on the public,
despite COVID-19,” Smalls-Davis says. “As therapists, we are
being safe, of course. I just hope and pray that we’ll eventually
return to some sort of normalcy. Massage therapy has
done what it is best known for even in these trying times —
giving everyone a sense of calmness and relief. This is why I
love what I do.”
Port St. Lucie massage therapists are open for business. It’s
good to know that they take safety as seriously as they take
the importance of their therapeutic and relaxing techniques. E
STEP BY STEP THERAPEUTICS NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY
In addition to therapy appointments, Step by Step provides on-site chair
massages at events like tournaments, races and bridal parties.
ELLEN GILLETTE
This room at Southern Salt Therapies can be reconfigured for group or couples massages, combining the respiratory benefit of Himalayan salt particles
with relaxing, stress-reducing massage.
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